Handle clasp for bags

Abstract

A handle clasp for carrying grocery bags will decrease "cutting" sensations on the hand of the user, allow the user to more easily grasp several bags at once, and reduce tumbling and spillage of the bags during transport. The handle clasp includes a slotted handle, a bag connection segment, and a head for clasping to the handle.

What is claimed is: 
     
       1. A clasp for connecting one or more devices to another device, comprising: a unitary strip wherein said unitary strip includes: a handle having a slot defined by a top, two edges and a base;   a bag connection segment integral with and adjoining said handle, said bag connection segment having a width which is less than a width of the slot;   a head integral with and adjoining said bag connection segment; and   wherein said handle includes a means for locking said head, said locking means adjoining the slot wherein said locking means comprises a lip defined by said handle having two slits, one each extending from one of two corners of the base of the slot.     
     
     
       2. The clasp according to claim 1 wherein the two slits each have an angular portion which angles outward from the corner of the base and a straight portion which extends from the angular portion in a direction parallel to the edges of the slot. 
     
     
       3. The clasp according to claim 1 wherein said handle further includes a tongue integral with and adjoining the top of the slot and having three tongue edges, one each adjacent the edges and the base of the slot. 
     
     
       4. A clasp for connecting one or more devices to another device, comprising: a unitary strip wherein said unitary strip includes: a handle having a slot defined by a top, two edges and a base;   a bag connection segment integral with and adjoining said handle, said bag connection segment having a width which is less than a width of the slot;   a head integral with and adjoining said bag connection segment;   wherein said handle includes a lip defined by said handle having two slits, one each extending from one of two comers of the base of the slot; and   wherein said handle further includes a tongue integral with and adjoining the top of the slot and having three tongue edges, one each adjacent the edges and the base of the slot.     
     
     
       5. The clasp according to claim 4 wherein the two slits each have an angular portion which angles outward from the corner of the base and a straight portion which extends from the angular portion in a direction parallel to the edges of the slot. 
     
     
       6. A method of using the clasp according to claim 4, including the steps of: twisting said head;   pushing said head through said tongue and through the slot;   placing said tongue under said head; and   locking said head in said lip.   
     
     
       7. A clasp for connecting one or more devices, to another device, comprising: a unitary strip wherein said unitary strip includes: a handle having a slot defined by a top, two edges and a base wherein said handle further includes a tongue integral with and adjoining the top of the slot and having three tongue edges, one each adjacent the edges and the base of the slot;   a bag connection segment integral with and adjoining said handle, said bag connection segment having a width which is less than a width of the slot;   a head integral with and adjoining said bag connection segment; and   wherein said handle includes a means for locking said head, said locking means adjoining the slot.     
     
     
       8. A method of using the clasp according to claim 7, including the steps of: twisting said head;   pushing said head through said tongue and through the slot;   placing said tongue under said head; and   locking said head in said locking means.